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- CONSECRATION OF CHALICE, ATHAME OR OTHER TOOL:
-
- Before these assembled spirits I bring (name type of tool) to be dedicated to
- the service of the Lady and Lord.
-
- (Pass tool three times through smoke of the incense.)
-
- By the power of air, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to purity of thought
- and to harmlessness that all intentions for which thou art used may harm none
- and be for the good of all.
-
- (Pass tool three times through or over the flame of the fire candle.)
-
- By the power of fire, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to purity of
- desire, and to harmlessness that all goals which thou art doest help achieve
- may harm none and be for the good of all.
-
- (Take a few drops of water and sprinkle or dab on instrument.)
-
- By the power of water, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to purity of
- emotion, and to harmlessness that all that thou shalt be used in a spirit of
- harmony, harming none and for the good of all.
-
- (Touch instrument to the stone or salt in north quarter)
-
- By the power of earth, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to steadfastness
- and purity of purpose, that my will be achieved without wavering, with harm to
- none and for the good of all.
-
- (If this is a chalice, present it first to the Lady, then to the Lord, if
- athame, reverse order. All other instruments use personal preference, but it
- is courtesy to present them to Her first.)
-
- PRESENTATION FOR CHALICE:
-
- Lady Freya, Keeper of Femininity, bless this chalice. Let it be as Thy
- cauldron, a vessel of productivity that it may be worThy to dispense Thy
- bounty. Let it be used in Thy service and in the service of humanity. Let it
- be so bound that no harm may come of it to any being, but let it rather be an
- instrument of good-will and understanding; of loving harmony. To Thy sacred
- self I dedicate this vessel, (name of vessel), that it and I may long be of
- service to Thee.
-
- Lord Thor, companion to the Lady, champion of the Gods, bless this chalice and
- keep watch over it. Guard the works which come forth from it, that they ever
- be in the service of Thee and Thy Lady, that they be of service to humankind,
- and that they abide by the laws of harmony. To Thee I vow I shall use it for
- Her sacred purposes, and for no other.
-
- So mote it be.
-
- PRESENTATION FOR ATHAME:
-
- Lord Thor, thunderer & hammer wielder, bless this athame. Let it be as the
- spring rains which fall upon the earth to cause Her to bring forth Her bounty.
- Let it quicken my hopes and dreams, yet keep them from causing harm. Let it
- guide them in the harmony of the seasons, bringing forth only good for all.
- Lord Thor, bless this athame, (name of athame), that it be used ever in the
- worship and honor of the Gods.
-
- Lady Freya, companion to the Thunderer, lover of the Gods, bless this athame
- that it shall bring forth joy, and shall cause no pain nor disharmony to any.
- I dedicate this athame (name athame), symbol of the Defender and Rain Maker,
- to Thy service. May it ever bring Thee joy and pride.
-
- So mote it be.
-
- (This ritual, with suitable changes, may be used to dedicate other tools as
- well as these.)
-
-